Monthly Highlights: February 2011

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Understanding Early Hominids

When paleoanthropologists unearth a major find, it hits the headlines for a few days and then disappears. But how do these fascinating discoveries of early hominid remains piece together the mystery of mankind’s beginnings? Find out in this new batch of programs from UCSD’s Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA), airing Wednesday nights at 9pm.

African Origins of Hominids; Paleoenvironments of Early Hominids

A New Cradle for Mankind; Early Hominids of Ethiopia

Hominid Teeth; Hominid Locomotion Behavior

Hominid Skulls; The Discovery of Little Foot

More Reasons to Celebrate UCSD’s 50th Year

Tune in February 21 at 8pm for the fourth installment in our series honoring UCSD’s 50th anniversary.

UCSD@50: February 2011
Host Peter H. Smith presents segments on the top-ranked Moores Cancer Center, noted for its collaborative and pioneering research in cancer patient care, followed by a fascinating look at how computers can communicate directly with the human brain, and a tribute to UCSD’s leading role in plant biology for the 21st century. Then UCSD alumni Michael and Richard Antonorsi give lucky “Golden Ticket” winners a tour of their Chuao Chocolate factory, and carilloneur Scott Paulson plays the campus bells.

Visit our 50th anniversary site for more related videos.

Hunting the Higgs with Vivek Sharma


More than two dozen UCSD physicists are working with hundreds of other scientists at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, searching for a subatomic particle called the “Higgs boson”. How are they doing it? What have they found thus far? And why is this search considered one of civilization’s greatest quests?

In this fascinating talk, UCSD Professor of Physics Vivek Sharma, who directs the Higgs search for the CMS collaboration, explains what physicists hope to achieve at the world’s largest scientific experiment, involving an estimated 10,000 individuals from 60 countries.

What Gives Particles Mass? Searching for the Higgs
Premieres February 23 at 8pm


PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

All programs repeat throughout the month. Visit the Program Schedule on our web site for additional air dates and times.

Health & Medicine

Research on Aging: Growth Factors for Alzheimer’s Disease

Health Matters: Music and the Mind

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Science

Postponing the End of Oil: The Search for Offshore Energy Resources

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Public Affairs

Revelle Forum: Ron Reagan

The 2010 California Governor’s Race: The Inside Story

State of Minds: Winter 2011 UC Riverside

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Humanities

UCSD By Design: Robert Storr

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Arts & Music Arts & Music

La Jolla Symphony & Chorus: Color

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Check out the latest additions to our online video archive.

Ira Flatow – Science is Sexy

Research on Aging: Well-being and Aging

Einstein, The Moon, and the Long-Lost Soviet Reflector

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